Written answers

Friday, 23 January 2009

  • House of Lords

    • Elections: Local Government

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many seats there were in England on principal councils in each of the past 10 years; and how many there will be after the local elections in June.

    • Flooding

      To ask Her Majesty's Government following the flooding in July 2007, how much was paid from the Pitt fund and from other budgets to (a) local authorities; (b) individual property owners; and (c)...

      Housing

      To ask Her Majesty's Government further to the Written Answer by Baroness Andrews on 18 December 2008 (WA 67), what is the economic case for selling existing social housing units at market value...

      Housing: Market Renewal Pathfinders

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how much has been allocated to each housing market renewal pathfinder project in each year since its introduction; and what provisional allocations have been made...

      Housing: Market Renewal Pathfinders

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how much has been allocated and spent under the housing market renewal pathfinder project in each of the local authority areas included in each pathfinder area.

      Housing: Market Renewal Pathfinders

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they still plan the housing market renewal pathfinders to be carried out over 15 years.

      Housing: Recession

      To ask Her Majesty's Government in how many cases development sites for housing in England have had development halted since the onset of the current economic situation; and how many housing...

      Housing: Rents

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the economic impact of the above-inflation increase in council rents, as set out in the Housing Revenue Account Subsidy...

      Housing: Rents

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many people are in receipt of subsidy on their housing revenue accounts; by what amounts; how many are in negative subsidy; and by what amounts in 2009-10.

      Local Government: Salaries

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what advice they have given to local authorities about salary levels for senior staff they employ.

      Multi-area Agreements

      To ask Her Majesty's Government which areas have signed multi-area agreements; and which unitary, top-tier and second-tier local authorities are taking part in each one.

      Multi-area Agreements

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what extra funds and other resources they will provide to each of the multi-area agreements that have been set up.

      Multi-area Agreements

      To ask Her Majesty's Government which of their powers and responsibilities will be transferred to the local authorities in each of the areas which have signed multi-area agreements.

      Multi-area Agreements

      To ask Her Majesty's Government what procedures there are for delivering railway improvement schemes that are included in multi-area agreements.

      National Parks

      To ask Her Majesty's Government how many appeals were lodged against planning decisions by each of the National Park authorities in England and Wales in each of the past five years; how many such...

      Religious Tolerance

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they have evidence of rising tensions between communities in Britain since early December 2008; if so, whether such tensions have led to offences against...

      Schools: Personal, Social and Health Education

      To ask Her Majesty's Government whether, in the light of the Macdonald review on personal, social and health education not being completed before March, they will introduce legislation in time...

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